Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-24
England,
JUBILEE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE
KINGDOM.

/
! KINGDOM.
! LONDON, June 20.-The Prince of
Wales and his sons met the Duke of
Aosta, the Grand Du&e of Coburg- Gothic
and Prince Herman HohenIohe on their
arrival in London yesterday. The streets
of the city were thronged with people to
catch glimpse of the foreign royalties.
The German Crown Prince, with his
family, passed yesterday at Marlborough
house with the Prince of Wales. They
attended service in the Chapel Royal,
! where most of the jubilee guests met.
/ Jubilee services we're hello throughout the
kingdom yesterday. The MarChioness of
| Londonderry has presented the Queen with
g cssket containing 100000 signatures
and 300 pounds in cash as
/ jubilee offerings from the Irish women.
/ The leading European newspapers contain
articles reviewing Victoria's reign. The
/ German papers are especially warm in
! their comments, the warm traditional
friendship between the two courts and
The sympathy awakened in Germany 5y
the Queens sincere affection for the
| Prince Consort naturally bringing the
| festival closer 20 the hearts OF the Ger
mans than to others. The joint Jubilee
| gift to tie Queen from sill her children
and grand children will be a gold and
silver center piece for the table, adorned
with precious stones. 1t was executed in
+ Berlin. It comprises three parts resting
on common base, in the center OF which
are the British arms bearing the legend;
Her children and grandchildren,
to our beloved mother and grandmother.
The middle portion consists of vase
adorned with the arms and portraits of
the donors. 1t has solid gold lids sur
mounted by royal crown. To the right
and left are the lion and unicorn.
VICTORIA ON EXHIBITION.
/ LONDON, June 20.-Three hundred peo-
pie and prominent persons belonging TO
! the Roman Catholic church have re-
turned tickets emitting them to seats to
Westminster Abbey tomorrow during
/ the jubilee service. The city is already
| showing signs of being crowded in antici-
patton of tomorrow. The thTOngs in the
streets are more numerous than at any
| time within the recollection of the pres
ent generation. In some pert5 of the
town the crush of sightseers impedes
traffic in the streets. The Queen this
morning drove from the castle st Windsor
10 the railway station and came to LonE
don on special train. She drove from
the station here to Buckingham palace.
Crowds Of town people lined the entire
route in the city and displayed the grest-
est enthusiasm. Her majesty appeared
delighted at the loyalty exhibited and
bowed and smiled in every direction.
DYNANIITER CAPTURED. 2
QUEENSTOWN, June 20.-Peter TROY
who was arrested aboard the Adriaties Gn
her arrival here last week from New York
on suspicion of having explosives Ia bis
baggage, was up for examination. He
declared ne received package containing
supposed explosives 60 give 10 3 man at
Gurleen. He was remanded for three
days.
THE ABBEY UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
LONDON, June 20 The police to-day
acting under the supervision OF Colonel
Majendie, chief Inspector of explosives,
end other experts made u thorough
search OF Westminster abbey as
8 precsutfon against dynamite out
rage tomorrow. Every vault
aud corner in the edifCe where it is pos
sible to hide anything, wes inspected aud
OYerhauled, especially powerful lamps
being used in examination Of the darker
places. Nothing was found. When the
examination was finished the abbey was
turned over to the police for protection
and is now occupied and guarded by
them. Every civilian is excluded.
Even the workmen who have been
employed in making temporary altera-
tons for tomorrow. Two peers at
tempted to enter the abbey, but were
prevented by the police.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND's CoNGRATULA-
TONS.
LONDON, June 20.-The Queen this
afternoon received Mr.. Phelps, United
States Minister, st Buckingham palace,
for the purpose of allowing him to
present President CleYeland's jubilee
congratulations. Mr.. Phelps was
accorded q private audience with Her
Majesty. Mr.. Phelps was attired in
PLAIN evening dress. The Queens
demeanor toWsrd him was most cordial.
She expressed the warmest thanks for
the Presidents congratulations. Private
reception of diplomats on such Gn oCCa-
sion is almost npTecendented, but the
American Minister had expressed his
desire through Lord Salisbury for such an
audience, and the Queen replied that i
would afford her much pleasure TO
receive him privately for the presenta-
ton Of the Presidents message.
AT MADRAS.
MADRAS, June 20.-To-day was OBJ
served "a q holiday in honor of the
! Queens Jubilee. The Governor unveiled
g statue OF the Queen, and the city was
/ Illuminated this evening. -
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